St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24

publicly expressed his dlsapnro6atlon
Of the candidacy of Governor Mcknery
has been held up as an object OF scorn
and rid1cule. denounced and Vllhed by
the administration organs, whose 2hlef
object is to cast odIum and suspicion
upop those who refuse to bend the
supple hinges of the knee that thrift
may follow faWnlng"
IL needs no argument to prove that
no man, it matters not how conSpicu,
Gus his services TO the state. or exalted
his character can he TeDnmInated 1oi
governor for the succeeding tour years
after UAe expiration OF the Term 1p1
( which he shall have been elected. with
out violating enc OF the cardinal rrln-
ciples of the democratic party HIS
Wholesome doctrine Proclaimed NY
! Thomas Jefferson, the 1athtr anu
/ founder of the party, was Incorporated
! in the first constitution OF tins slate
! and was reiterated IN !rBlSslm!S NerH!H
! IN every subsequent CONSTRUCTOR e.
| cept that OF 1870. which contains no
provision whatever upon the sunl'cl-
| Tho speaker quoted Jefferson IetlTi
| to James Madison, dated faFlo' i'e'' ~,
! l1S2. Here Is another passage Oh INC
| third term question:
Louisiana has had twenty-one eIetteu
GOVERNORS, vino TILED the office before
| The advent Of Governor McLnerE. N"I
! a single one OF them ever occNpSH INC
| position for more than tour GouoyCh'l'0
| yeaTs-UnIv one, Governor \. II; holHah'
| was ever twice titCteu-aHu LheA' va"
, an
INrEEEr>INI " OF FOUE YEARS
between the reruls Tiled hy him. during
winch time COY ernur L. y, Mte was
| elected 70 and charged The tunetIons
CT the office Amc4E the score OF i.hul>-
I lana governors are to be 1oNnu Ino
| names Of men noted tor -urIr ahllllH,
| PATRIOTISM and statesMduS1lp, DuI none
| of them ever dreamed OF securing tiN
| prolongatiou of his ott1cial existence
| Tor moro than four consecutive years.
SnraEinc of the claims set mp tor
| Governor McEnaYy, he SAID: ii Il as
levtt GOV ernor, educational governor
and an agricultural governor we
are told that he has made ms lame
| more durable han HAL Bile. more lasting
than brass, and caused LIS name 10 30
| sounding down the corridors OF time
coupled with the lnmOrtaIs VINO were
not horn to die" During the wear lN-f
the administration OF the Ievee gov
ernor witnessed one Of the most
pISAaTE0JS oNEEfLoNS
that ever bafell this state. Scarcely
| had the echo OF the eloquent enConliHn6
| pronounced upon the leVte poiiGE at
the Baton Rouge convention dIcn away
| before the wluIS blew, the rams
descended and the floods came sweep
ing aside in their furious progress, like
chat1 before the wind. the ltVeco erect
ed under the supervision OF our S'aje
engineers, and laying waste lor miles
the tairest portion Vi this common
wealth. The words OF the distinguished
orator who placed hlDl Ill nomlnatlnn
ana who hoaStlngly declared that while
ne held the Ttlns OF government we
might sleep secure behind the lmpreg~
uable dIkes constructed along the
banks of our mighty river had hardly
grown cold before the unhrldted waters
rushing through
| THE DAVIS CEENASsE,
more than fifty miles above. invaded
the Empire parish Of Ptauuemlne>. to-
tally submergtd and Inlueu the beauu-
| tui sugar estate of this silver -t0nEutu
| orator. and when they subsidized tHeie
was scarcely a spot of vcrdure lett 70
tell where the garden had been. II
seemed as if the forces OF nature ndd
risen up in rebellion TO condemn ana
| contradict the false prophecy oI vain
! GLORIOUS. ambitious men. Since ! behold
| these things with mine Own eyes nave
| ceased to give credit - those VINO pro
phecv about foods and tell taITE tales
| concerning loN6e> during the Law water
| season.
So far as Governor Nct.ne1y Is CON
| cerued. his personal honesty and luteg-
! rlty are UuuueStluned and above sus-
! plCiOp; but there has been d lame DIe
! lowering OF
! LEE NoEAI. TONE
of the civil service under his admins
tratlon. The characters Of many OF MS
| appontee5 have not been such as TO ID
sure confidence and COMMAND respect.
| The ua1lms governing the conduct OF
most oi MS followers both IN theory and
practice are peTnlCI0uS and deDaSlnG.
Their watChwoTds are; TO the vlctors
belong the spolls:' reward tIlendS ana
punish enemies, all is fan In politics.
success is the test of mellt, no matter
in what way achieved. for the end JUS
titles the means. The result of these
corrupting doctrines has been to create
dlstrust and suspicion IN the public
mind and to SOW the seeds of dlssenslon
in the ranks of the Democratic party.
Further on in his address the speaker
said:
And while on this subject there IL a
little matter of 81 900 to which | desire
to invite attention. and which demands
explanation. In 1875 Governor Nichols
in his annual message called attention
of the !egislature to the fact that s. l..
James & Co.,
THE PENITENTIARY LE>SEES,
were behind in their settlements with
the state for the past twelve years
theTeupon the general assent bly, passed
act No. 6, approved March 2t, 1875, au-
thorizing an amicable adjustment with
the lessecS by arbitration. The govern
or appointed Ferjus Gardere as AMIGA
BILE compounder on behalf OF the state.
and S. L. James & Co. selected Nj. John
Dougberty to represent them. these
gentlemen fixed the Indebtedness OF the
1essees at the sum of $4,000. The lessees
i'll accordance with the act executed
their note for $4,000, payable IN two
years bearing s per cent interest and
secured by pledge of certain claim
against the New Orleans Pacific Rail
road. The note and pledge we're de-
llvered to the treasurer. In 1879 ;. l..
James & Co. procured the passage of an
act authorizing them to settle the
amount of their Indebtedness to the
state in deprecated warrants. Govern
or Nichols, who never belonged to the
penitentiary ring, promptly vetoed the
| bill and his veto WAS UNANIMOUSLY SuS
tanned in the house of representatives
III which the bill originated. This
ought to have put a guletus to this lit
tie Job, but mark the sequel. In March
1851. the lessees settled their Indebted
ness of S44 600 with interest III depre
ciated state warrants and received from
the treasurer their note, Eotwlthstand-
ing the veto of Governor Nichols. w ht
authorized this settlement to be made
| Where is the agreement annexed to tint
order directing
s. L. JAMES 4 CO.